We provide accurate sound testing to demonstrate compliance, guide the design team or declare noise performance specifications.
Our testing services currently cover the following categories:
- Baseline sound insulation testing (airborne and impact sound) to inform the building design process.
- Compliance testing for BREEAM, BB93 and other design regimes, including indoor ambient noise and building services.
- Reverberation (RT60) and speech intelligibility (STI) measurement for Halls, Meeting Rooms and any other critical space.
- Product type testing for manufacturer declaration of noise data (sound power measurement) to ISO 3740.
Part E Building Regulations
We are currently working towards achieving accreditation for pre-completion sound insulation testing of new and converted dwellings to demonstrate compliance with Part E Building Regulations. Our service will provide the following:
- Assessment of the correct number of tests required to satisfy Building Control (direct liaison with Building Control where appropriate)
- Liaison with site management to explain the procedure and provide support to ensure dwellings are ready to test.
- Airborne and impact sound insulation testing using fully traceable and calibrated instrumentation.
- Verbal confirmation of results within 24 hours followed by formal reporting for Building Control sign off.
- We provide guidance where test failures occur: A memorandum of the potential cause and possible solutions is issued. (Further chargeable retesting would be required, after remedial works)